D.A.A.C. EVENING MEETING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2857, 16 December 1908, Page 63

D.A.A.C. EVENING MEETING.

It x takes more than execrable weather to quench the ardour of the enthusiastic amateur athlete and tho lover of athletics. Bitter and unsociable as wa6 the weather <on Friday evening, athletes turned out in full force to compete at the second evening meeting of, the on the Caledonian Ground. The fields were excellent, and, despite the greasy turf, the racing was ot gocvJ quality and decidedly Interesting. The presence of Hector Burk lent adidtional interest to the meeting, but the champion was making his first appearance*, and was evidently not in form. The final of the " Hundred " produced a gocd finish, Allen winning on the j tape from a buche<l field D. Carline. off ] 25yds, bad no Hifrkahy in winning* the Half-.' mile ' Walk, while D. MacFarlane was too superior to everything else in the "Weight-putting. A big field turned out in the 350 yds Flat, and there wa« a doal of bumping round the curves. The hack•markers had no chance to get through, and Will won easily at the finish. The best race of the evening was the Two-mils Flat, tho finish of which saw M'Knight awl Scott fighting out the places, but the former maintained his lead to the tape- Following are the detail*: — 100 yds Flat Handicap. First Heat.— J. Allen, 3£y<fe. 1: D Donaldson, syds, 2. Also eta r ted : J. H. Dougall 2yds. Time, 10 4-53ec. , Second Heat.— H. M'Corkindale. 2iyde,

1; J. W. Falconer, 44yds, 2. Also started: F. M. Reid 2£yds, t\ V. FisheT 4yds, S. E. Sherwood 6yde. Time, 10 4-ssoc. Third Heat.— A. J. Heighwav, 4yds, 1; R. F. Mitchell, 2yds, 2. Al?o started: L. M. Tansey d^yds, W. Kirkland syds. Time, 10 3-ssec. Final. J. Allen, 3iyds « ... -. 1 A. J. Heighvvay, 4yds ~. -. 2 R. F. Mitchell, 2yds 3 All qualified competed. From a good start the field raced to the tape in a bunch, and a blanket could have covered the placed men. Time, 10 2-ssec. Half-mile Walk Handicap (Open). D. Carline, 25yds ... M . 1 F. B. Morrison, scr * 2 B. H. Rosevear, 45yds 3 Also started : J. Deans 45yds. The winner led all the way, and won easily at the finish. Time, 3m in 181-ssec. 350 yds Flat (Open). J. Will, 20yds - ~. ... 1 E. Williams, 21yds 2 J. Beatson, 21yds 3 Also started: H. G. Burk scratch, J. H. M'Dougall 12 yaosds, F. M. Reid 12, W. J. Munro 12, L. M. Tansey 13, R. F. Mitchell 14, H. S^Corkindale 14, J- Allen 16, F. V. Fisher 17, A. J. Heighway 17, E. A. Shand 20, A. J. Campbell 20, W. J. Rosevear 20, G. M'Knigbt 21. The big field swept away in the order of their handicaps, and a good race ensued. The back-markers could not get through, and the limit man had the race to themselves. Will won easily at the finish. Time, 40 4-ssec. Putting the Weight (Open). D. M 'Far-lane (scr), 34ft ...- ... 1 F. R. King (4ft), 33ft 3in „.. 2 L. M. Tansey (lft 9in), 31ft 7in 3 A!«o competed: 55. E. Sherwood 3ffc siu, L. Skinner scr, E. Casey 6in, S. Morrice 2ft. Two-mile Flat -Handicap. G. M'Knight, 60yds 1 P. Scott, 90yds 2 D. R. Thomson, 80yd6 3 Also started : H. Burk scr, A. Moore 70 yards, J. Beatson 80, D. Hodgson 90, L. E. West 110, T. Hodgson 130, A. F. M'Murtrie 165. From a good start the limit man went to the front, and maintained his lead for a mile, when he came ba-ok to a bunched field. Burk was going *»easy in the rear, but the handicap was tco g-reat, and tho o.ne-time champion was set an impoesibjp task. At the bell for the last lap M^Knight, who had been running well throughout the race, dashed to the front. Going down trie back stretch Scott lengthened out, end tried to get on level terms with the leader. A great race ensued up the straight, Scott^ coming with U fine burst of speed, just failed to catch M'Knight, who won a capital race b\three yards. Time, lOmin 38sec.